The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-08

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owed forgotten all about you,' said
the sailor who had unlocked my door.
~ went aft and took hand in launch
ing the boats. Az did SO heard the
captain say;
Remember, men, that We must stick
by our agreement. You are TO do your
best and the mates and I are to say
nothing about tho mutiny. Quick, the
ship is sinking and we'll be swamped with
her!'
'In moment the boats were over the
side We were about to get into them
when Mike said to the captain:
"'Ain't we going to have some Of them
smuggled diamonds for helping you to get
them ashore, captaihr
"I have no diamonds, replied tho cap-
tain. Now that rs all over don't
mind telling you that there really Is
dead body in that box. tried to put you
fellows of by saying that Il contained dia-
monds and silks
owen mako sure Of that, captain
said Mike, who started toward the cabin
door with Tony.
"The captain drew his revolver and
pointed 10 at Mike, who stopped. So did
Tony.
"'That box contains the body Of my
sister. II must not be touched II you
want to live got into the boatr cric,l the
captain.
mike, followed by Tony, climbed down
into the smaller Of the two boats. Then
six Of tho men, the steward, and the two
mates tumbled into tho larger boat The
captain was about TO follow, when the
boat pushed OF from the side Then the
captain told me and the only remaining
90 l~A<, H. H.. t,,kN
which he followed US. We had Just
forward, keeled over to one side, and
sank. We narrowly escaped being
swamped by the sinking Of the vessel. We
could see the land about twenty miles to
leeward I noticed that the captain didn't
seem pleased at being in the smaller boat
along with Mike and Tony. thought
that he was going to hail the big bout and
have tho mate change places with him;
but when l looked around l saw that the
other boat was making rapidly for the
land and was fast getting beyond hailing
distance. Ipulled tho stroke oar and Just
behind me was Tony, who was next to
Mike The captain urged them to pull
hard In order to keep as near as possible
to the big boat, but the two chaps took 1t
easy and in an hour the other boat was
out of sight could hear Tony and Mike
whispering to each other In low tones, but
] could not make out what they said
Tho captain In steering the boat moved
rather stiffly, Us II his clothes didn't set
easy on him. got the idea that he must
have something slowed away about him.
had no doubt that the box had contained
diamonds and that he had them about
him. After wo had been about three
hours in tho boat Tony jumped up and,
pointing astern Of the boat, cried Look
therer'
1.-THE captain turned around to look and
Tony sprang over me. saw the blade Of
a stiletto flashing In his hand. Quick as a
flash grappled him, and we both fell In the
bottom Of the boat. Mike jumped toward
us, but before he could do anything the
captain had got the stilctto out Of Tpny's
hand. Then he covered Tony with his
pistol and made him crawl back to his
| pluce behind me- Tho captain kept hi,
| pistol out and made the two mutineers row
hard for several hours. We were getting
In close to the land when coasting
schooner came along and picked Us up.
The captain said nothing about tho mu.
tiny. Late In the afternoon the schooner
landed us Ia Bermuda, where we found the
crew Of the other boat The captain re.
ported the loss Of the bark TO the Ameri-
can consul, but said nothing about the
mutiny. Nearly all Of the crew shipped
on vessels then In port. The consul gave
me passage on steamer that sailed for
New York few days afterwardl The
captain came to sec me off, and handed me
an order for $500 on his New York agents
I at first told him that couldn't take pa,
for helping him to slnuggle diamonds, bu'
he said that there was no law against his
taking diamonds from England and land
ing them in an English colony, and that
probably he would dispose Of his diamonds
before coming to America again. That
overcame my scruples. With my $500
started here in the Junk line in a small
way. That, gentlemen, Ia the way
started In business. ."-New York Times